choice; selection; option
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
towering; astonishingly high
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
class; heading; group; category
(set of) facial features; looks
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
same generation; one's generation
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
businesslike; professional
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
why; how; for what reason
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
casual speech; peer language; informal language
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
store; shop; establishment; restaurant